J.B. Rhine
On the Frontiers of Science
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About the Book
A Conference on the life and work of Dr. Joseph Banks Rhine was held at the Foundation for Research on the Nature of Man on November 28, 1980. Family members, friends and scholars who knew J.B.R. spoke to the great diversity of his interests, the determination and genius with which he pursued his investigations, the warmth and incisiveness with which he encouraged others. The papers on that day were collected, expanded, revised and referenced and are presented in this book. Includes a career chronology and an exhaustive bibliography of Dr. Rhine’s published work, along with a listing of words about him.
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Bibliographic Details
Format: softcover (6 x 9)
Pages: 278
Bibliographic Info: bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2011 [1982]
pISBN: 978-0-7864-6752-5
Imprint: McFarland
Table of Contents
Introduction vii
Some Important Events in the Life of J B. Rhine
J.B. Rhine: Man and Scientist 1
Louisa E. Rhine
J.B. as Family Man 7
Sara R. Feather
Joseph Banks Rhine: Teacher and Friend 13
Elizabeth A. McMahan
Rhine’s Contributions to Experimental Methodology and Standards of Research 23
Gertrude R. Schmeidler
Review of J.B. Rhine’s ESP Research 37
John Palmer
J.B. Rhine and the Study of Psychokinesis 53
Diana Robinson
J.B. Rhine and Psi-Missing 63
H. Kanthamani
Extra-Sensory Perception and the Research Tradition of Parapsychology 76
S.H. Mauskopf and M.R. McVaugh
J. B. Rhine and Post-Mortem Survival: A Reappreaisal and Vindication 83
C.T.K. Chari
J.B. Rhine on the Nature of Psi 97
John Beloff
J.B. Rhine and the History of Ideas 111
Brian Inglis
J.B. Rhine and Philosophy 117
Frederick C. Dommeyer
The Work of J.B. Rhine: Implications for Religion 134
James A. Hall
J.B. Rhine’s Impact 144
Arthur Koestler
J.B. Rhine and American Psychology: The Three R’s of His Limited Impact So Far 148
Irvin L. Child
J.B. Rhine and European Parapsychology 158
Martin Johnson
J.B.Rhine and Pseudosience: Some Zetetic Reflections on Parapsychology 177
Marcello Truzzi
J.B. Rhine and His Critics 192
K. Ramakrishna Rao
The Place of J.B Rhine in the History of Parapsychology 213
Brian Mackenzie
Bibliography of Works by J.B. Rhine 233
Farilla A. David
Bibliography of Works about J.B. Rhine 256
Index 257
Book Reviews & Awards
“an integrated and revealing picture not only of the person, life, and work of J.B. Rhine but of the nature of parapsychology, its phenomena, methodology, findings, theories, and implications. Well suited for any reader with a serious interest in parapsychology or the history of science”—Library Journal; “a compendium of opinions…the obvious broad appeal and range of this book are among its merits”—Science Books & Films; “valuable”—Contemporary Psychology; “a valuable account”—Manas; “a fascinating and very readable account of the work and qualities of a very gifted and courageous pioneer of our times”—College of Psychic Studies; “absorbing”—Durham Morning Herald; “most interesting”—Manas; “a good, scholarly and thorough review”—Parapsychology Review.